Coal India Limited came into being in November 1975. With a modest production of 79 Million Tonnes at the year of its inception CIL, today is the single largest coal producer in the world and one of the largest corporate employer with manpower of 228,861 (as on 1st April, 2024). CIL functions through its subsidiaries in 84 mining areas . CIL has 21 training Institutes and 76 Vocational Training Centres. Indian Institute of Coal Management  as a state-of-the-art Management Training ‘Centre of Excellence’ – the largest Corporate Training Institute in India, CIL is a Maharatna company with 12 subsidiaries.